The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-26
Maine Matters.


ENFORCING THE PROHBIToRY LAW.
Quoting an article from the Prog. \ sc of last
week, the Portland Press says: Herein is a clue
TO one Of the reasons why the prohibitory Ii
Iuor law is not better enforced in the cities.
The habit is to throw all the blame upon the
officers. but a good deal of it belongs to the
state of public sentiment. a considerable part
of these communities TO not regard liquor
selling rs they do other statute crimes lar
ctny for instance. The low and vile rumshops
they want closed up, but they are Indifferent
about the more respectable places. There are
very few people in our cities but if they saw
man breaking the law against stealing would
inform the authorities and have him arrested
and punished On the other hand. we fear
that there are very few who if they saw
rcSOctable apothecary or hotel keeper breaking
tlN1aw against liquor selling would deem it
their duty TO call the police On the contrary
many of them would consider il AN alfront to
be called upon TO give testimony in the case.
Public sentiment is better than it used to be,
bat there is plenty of room for much more inl-
provement. When the great mass of the people
i'll the cities look upon rlm>elling rs they do on
larceny there will be no complaint of the nom
enforcement of the law.
NATIONAL LECTURER WHITEHEAD IN MAINE.
Mortimer Whitehead, Lecturer of the Ma
lona Grange. is engaged TO speak in Maine,
August 9th to 10Th inclusive. and may be en-
county oranges As follows: August 9th, Ok
ford: 10th. Androsco"gin and Sagadahoc: 18th.
Franklin; Eth Knox and Lincoln; 18th, Wal
do; 18th, Hancock; 10th. Penobscot; 18th.
Pi>cltaqtiis: 18th. Somerset and kennebec:
10th. Cumberland and York. These Gates are
not Yet fixed permanently, but will soon be
announced and the time table made up. The
several county oranges can he making prep
aration> for their meetings The meetings
should occur on line of railroad and At rs cen
Ia. 4
National Lecturer will be able to give Maine,
makes il desirable to spread h- lai,urS H. much
IL practicable, and to 50 arrange that he can give
one lecture TO rs many counties as possible. 1t
i recommended that these Gathering, be pub
lie, i'll mass meetings. and that efforts be made
TO get out rs many patrons As possible. also
Is many farmers who are not now mcm-
bcr> of the order. State Master Robe " Ill, it
il expected. accompany Mr.. Whitehead and
speak in connection with him at these meet
lng>. and the meetings will be immediately fol-
lowed by active and persistent deputy work in
each county.
C"uNIEErEl1EEs ARRESTED IN PORTLAND.
The Portland police Were for >eycra! days OH
the lookout for a gang of men engaged in pass
ing counterfeit money in that city and Monday
afternoon arrested nine men At HE Eagle Hotel
ami locked them VI i'll the police station. 1t
appears that they came to the Eagle House on
Friday TO sell soap. Mr.. Carpenter. of Bethel.
STAYING al The same house. was approached by
Stcinber@ who wanted to sell him counterfeit
money. Carpenter said he had Il friend to
whom he could sell the money. Carpenter
made an appointment and took with him De
T. tive True rs his friend. Stcnberg attempt
&, sell $500 of counterfeit for 800 in GOOD
MOI The counterfeit money was to be in a
NaliSc which he was not TO open unit he got
out Of toE II and the money was to be delivered
on Ne,lnc day. On the strength of this the
men were arrested. Nothing was found on
them or among their effects.